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ShaneM · Joined: 03 Feb 2005

My girlfriend was physically threatened by her boss last week. She is considering a midnight run this week or next, and she has a standing job offer at my school which includes a contract ending on the same day as mine.

However, I remember reading that if you do a midnight run, you can't come back on another E2 visa until the E2 you were on was set to expire. Is this true? What else should we be considering when making this decision? Thanks for your help...

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

ShaneM · Joined: 03 Feb 2005

Considering she wants out ASAP, I doubt she will get a LOR. I just don't want her to continue working in this environment, as she is getting pretty scared of something happening. She doesn't plan on coming back to Korea after August or October, and also considering how horribly managed this school is, I almost doubt that the director would even have the time or intellect to flag her account. She's from the US so only a 30 day tourist visa...which pretty much sucks.

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

ShaneM:
I don't understand. In your first post, you gave the impression that your friend is here with an E2 visa. Then, in your second post you said she has a toursit visa.
Which one does she have?

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

ShaneM · Joined: 03 Feb 2005

As bellum said, it sucks because working illegally is difficult because she only has a 30 day tourist visa. Right now she is on an E2 but given the option she might prefer to teach illegally as opposed to staying in the same building as her boss.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

She could apply for a 90-day C3 at the Korean consulate in Japan or wherever. But that's only for visiting, not working. Wink

dulouz · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Uranus

A C$ visa is good 90- days look into that.

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

I'm sure I saw some posts on here saying that people have transfered their E2 visa to another employer without getting a letter of release. -Jeff

jeffkim1972 · Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Location: Mokpo

why isn't a physical threat an offense in Korea?

English_Ocean · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

It is illegal for an employer to verbally abuse, threathen, intimidate, or physically attack an employee.

Call the labor board:

Call 1350 from anywhere without dialing a local number and select a counseling area following voice instructions and you will be connected to a counselor.
After you get through to 1350, press 7 for English and 8 for Chinese. Then you will be connected to a counselor who provides service in each language.
Phone counseling service is available from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 18:00.

Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Korea:
Tel : 02-2110-7080~7081
Fax : 02-502-6855
Email : [email protected]
http://english.molab.go.kr/

Name of Hogwon, location?

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse

ShaneM · Joined: 03 Feb 2005

Thanks for the replies. I talked to my boss and she told me that under the circumstances, she can (i.e., will try to) take her school's name and address to immigration, explain the situation and get the VISA cancelled on her end. I have no idea of the viability of this option.

Not sure I want to release the name of the school, at least not until she leaves. Suffice to say, for this, and myriad other reasons, I would not reccommend anyone work at this school. This is just one of many problems with management.

Satin · Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Location: Texas

Do both schools belong to the same hakkwon association? If so, pressure can be put on your gf's school to give her a LOR.

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

The solution: threaten him. Make it known to the guy that if anything happens to her you will hire someone to do something even worse to him or his wife.